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WO2006053193A2
WO2006053193A2 PCT/US2005/040885 US2005040885W WO2006053193A2 WO 2006053193 A2 WO2006053193 A2 WO 2006053193A2 US 2005040885 W US2005040885 W US 2005040885W WO 2006053193 A2 WO2006053193 A2 WO 2006053193A2
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01M—CATCHING, TRAPPING OR SCARING OF ANIMALS; APPARATUS FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF NOXIOUS ANIMALS OR NOXIOUS PLANTS
    • A01M31/00—Hunting appliances
    • A01M31/002—Detecting animals in a given area
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01M—CATCHING, TRAPPING OR SCARING OF ANIMALS; APPARATUS FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF NOXIOUS ANIMALS OR NOXIOUS PLANTS
    • A01M29/00—Scaring or repelling devices, e.g. bird-scaring apparatus
    • A01M29/06—Scaring or repelling devices, e.g. bird-scaring apparatus using visual means, e.g. scarecrows, moving elements, specific shapes, patterns or the like
    • A01M29/10—Scaring or repelling devices, e.g. bird-scaring apparatus using visual means, e.g. scarecrows, moving elements, specific shapes, patterns or the like using light sources, e.g. lasers or flashing lights
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01M—CATCHING, TRAPPING OR SCARING OF ANIMALS; APPARATUS FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF NOXIOUS ANIMALS OR NOXIOUS PLANTS
    • A01M29/00—Scaring or repelling devices, e.g. bird-scaring apparatus
    • A01M29/12—Scaring or repelling devices, e.g. bird-scaring apparatus using odoriferous substances, e.g. aromas, pheromones or chemical agents
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01M—CATCHING, TRAPPING OR SCARING OF ANIMALS; APPARATUS FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF NOXIOUS ANIMALS OR NOXIOUS PLANTS
    • A01M29/00—Scaring or repelling devices, e.g. bird-scaring apparatus
    • A01M29/16—Scaring or repelling devices, e.g. bird-scaring apparatus using sound waves

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  • the present invention relates to a device and method for deterring animals from a predetermined area.
  • the present invention is directed to a device and method that repels or deters animals from an area under protection, by using at least one of mechanical vibrations, sounds, lights and aromas.
  • fences and the like have been used to deter animals from causing the type of damage discussed above.
  • fences can have the desired effect of keeping the animals away, the cost of building a fence strong enough to deter relatively large wild animals (e.g., deer) can be prohibitively expensive due to construction costs (e.g., height and strength of fencing required to repel large animals) and often must be electrified to be effective.
  • U.S. Patent No. 5,009,192 discloses a device for deterring animals where at least one water sprinkler is used as the animal limiting means.
  • sprinklers produce a sudden jet of water to frighten or startle an animal away from the predetermined area.
  • the device of the 192' patent may be cost prohibitive for deterring animals because the sprinklers would necessitate installing a water line to each device.
  • U.S. Patent No. 5,892,446 discloses an animal deterrent device that uses a light source and a pre-tuned radio to deter wild animals from entering a predetermined area. Upon detecting the presence of an animal with a heat and motion sensor, the light and radio are activated. The combination of visual and auditory stimulants work together to frighten the animal away from the predetermined area.
  • a problem with these and similar background art devices and methods for deterring animals is that, over time, the targeted animals can become accustomed or desensitized to the stimulus of the animal limiting means of the device.
  • the animals may become accustomed to the constant stimulation of their senses by water, light or sound emitted from the animal deterring limiting means of the device in the same way that one becomes accustomed or desensitized to the constant barking of a dog or sounding of an alarm.
  • the desensitization of animals to these background art animal deterring devices results in the decreased effectiveness of the above-discussed animal limiting means and increased numbers of unwanted animals invading predetermined areas such as gardens, homes, and roadways.
  • the present invention is a device and method for deterring animal behavior that can greatly increase safety of the animals and increase the safety of the surroundings for humans by limiting personal contact, and by repelling or deterring unwanted animals away from predetermined areas.
  • One embodiment of the present invention is a device for deterring animals comprising: an enclosure; at least one spike configured to secure the enclosure to a surface and transfer energy in the form of mechanical vibrations to the surface; a sensor configured to detect the presence of an animal near a predetermined area; at least one animal limiting unit configured to generate a stimulus to deter a detected animal from entering the predetermined area; and a control unit with means for varying the stimulus of the at least one animal limiting unit in a random fashion.
  • the animal limiting unit is at least one of a mechanical vibration-based unit, a noise-based unit, a light-based unit, and an aroma generator based unit.
  • the means for varying includes but is not limited to microprocessors, microcontrollers, digital logic and other conventional electronics for programmed control.
  • Another embodiment of the invention is a method for deterring animals comprising: sensing the presence of an animal near a predetermined area; generating at least one animal limiting stimulus; and varying the period of time at least one animal limiting stimulus is generated in at least one of a fixed and random fashion.
  • the animal limiting stimulus is based on at lease one of mechanical vibrations, noise frequencies, lights and aromas.
  • FIG. 1 shows an exemplary schematic diagram of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 shows an exemplary flow diagram of the present invention.
  • the present invention is a device triggered by the presence of an animal that is to be repelled or deterred from entering a predetermined area.
  • the device and method of the present invention is a randomized, non-duplicating scheme for deterring or repelling animals at least due to mechanical vibrations of the ground or another surface and that may further include at least one of three additional types of animal limiting means that stimulate the more highly developed senses (e.g., auditory, visual, olfactory (i.e., smell)) of an unwanted animal. Stimulating these senses promotes a reaction similar to fear and panic within each animal. Due to the randomized selection of mechanical vibrations, lights and aromas, animals cannot become accustomed or desensitized to the animal limiting stimuli of the animal deterring device and thus, cannot learn to ignore or disregard the device as harmless.
  • senses e.g., auditory, visual, olfactory (i.e., smell)
  • FIG. 1 shows an exemplary schematic diagram of the animal deterring device 100 of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 shows an exemplary flow diagram of the method for deterring animals of the present invention animal 101. Both figures are further described in the following paragraphs.
  • the animal deterring device 100 includes an enclosure or a housing 103 that is attached to at least one spike 105.
  • the at least one spike 105 is driven into the ground 107 or some other surface so that the enclosure or housing 103 is fixed to the ground 107 or other surface.
  • the animal deterring device 101 may include a plurality of spikes 105.
  • the animal deterring device 101 includes a sensor 109 to detect the presence of an animal near the predetermined area.
  • Examples of the sensor 109 that are to be used with the present invention include, but are not limited to: motion sensors, infra-red sensors, and heat sensors.
  • the animal deterring device 100 Upon sensor 109 detecting an unwanted animal near the predetermined area, the animal deterring device 100 operates at least one of the four animal limiting means to repel or deter the animal from approaching the predetermined area.
  • the animal deterring device 100 includes a control unit 111 that operates, in a random fashion, at least one of four animal limiting means that are used to deter the animal from entering the predetermined area.
  • the animal limiting means include, but are not limited to, a mechanical vibration unit 113, a noise generator unit 115, a controlled light source unit 117 and an aroma generator based unit 119.
  • control unit 111 is capable of operating each of the at least one of four animal limiting means 113, 115, 117, 119 both individually and collectively. Operating the animal limiting means in a random fashion prevents the targeted animals from becoming desensitized to the stimuli of animal limiting means 113, 115, 117, 119 of the animal deterring device 100.
  • the control unit 111 is computer-based and can be programmed to provide a pseudo random nature to the operation of each of the animal limiting means 113, 115, 117, 119.
  • Examples of computer-based elements in the control unit 111 include, but are not limited to, microprocessors, microcontrollers and digital logic.
  • the control unit 111 also includes analog electronic components that provide for analog interfaces to at least the solenoid post 101, sensor 109 and speaker 121 of the noise generator unit 115. Analog components include, but are not limited to transistors, amplifiers and analog integrated circuits.
  • the mechanical vibration unit 113 shown in FIG. 1 is comprised of a solenoid 110 a solenoid post 101, and a spike 105.
  • the mechanical vibrations are created by having the solenoid post 101 on the solenoid 110 transfer energy to the spike 105 either directly or indirectly.
  • the mechanical vibration unit 113 creates a randomly patterned mechanical vibration that is transferred to the ground or another surface via the at least one spike (FIG. 1, 105) that is driven into the ground (FIG. 1, 107) or other surface.
  • the random mechanical vibrations generated by the mechanical vibrations unit 113 are varied in a random fashion by the control unit 111.
  • the mechanical vibrations will be felt by the animal through the ground or other surface and acts to scare the animal away from the predetermined area.
  • the mechanical vibration unit 113 also produces a range of noise frequencies.
  • the range of noise frequencies extends from IHz to 100 KHz.
  • the noise frequencies from the mechanical vibration unit 113 are amplified and can be frequency modulated to produce a sound output by the noise generator unit 115 shown in the schematic diagram of FIG. 1.
  • the noise generator unit 115 emits the amplified and frequency modulated sound that is derived from the noise generated by the mechanical vibration unit 113 via a speaker 121.
  • the rate of amplification and frequency modulation of noise frequencies is varied in a random fashion by the control unit 111.
  • the resulting sound emitted by the speaker 121 of the noise generation unit 115 is at an amplitude and in a range of frequencies that is audible to the unwanted animal and will repel or deter the animal from entering a predetermined area.
  • the noise is produced by having the solenoid post 101 in the solenoid 110 strike a metal plate 114 in the noise generation unit 115 placed between the solenoid post 101 and the spike 105.
  • the metal plate 114 is free to move and may or may not be dimpled.
  • FIG. 1 shows a controlled light source unit 117 that will be operated by the control unit 111 and produces visual animal limiting means that repel or deter an unwanted animal from entering a predetermined area.
  • the intensity and the on/off cycle time of the light sources 118 of the controlled light source unit 117 are varied in a random fashion that is determined and controlled by the control unit 111.
  • the parameters (i.e., light intensity, on/off cycle time) of the controlled light source unit 117 are varied in a random fashion to repel or deter an unwanted animal from entering a predetermined area.
  • Examples of light sources to be used in the present invention include, but are not limited to light- emitting diodes, incandescent lights, halogen lights and fluorescent lights.
  • At least one of the light sources on the animal deterring device 100 will appear to move by, for example, being rotatably mounted on the animal deterring device 100 such that the light source may be pointed in a desired direction.
  • the controlled light source unit 117 more preferably includes automatic control of the light sources 118 by the control unit 111 in order to direct the light sources in the direction of the animal, as indicated by the sensor 109.
  • FIG. 1 shows an aroma-based generator unit 119 that produces an animal limiting aroma means that stimulates an animal's sense of smell in a way that will repel or deter an unwanted animal from entering a predetermined area.
  • the aroma-based generator unit 119 will use, for example, a liquid mist from a pressurized aerosol spray device. Alternatively, gas vapor from a heated material may be used by the aroma-based generator unit 119.
  • the housing 103 of FIG. 1 further includes interface connectors (not shown) to which the animal limiting units 113, 115, 117, 119 are connected.
  • the interface connectors provide the animal limiting units 113, 115, 117, 119 with an electrical connection to the control unit 111 over which electrical signals are sent to control each unit. Examples for the electrical connection include, but are not limited to parallel bus, serial bus, PCIbus, USB, and PMCIA.
  • the housing 103 also includes an internal battery operated power supply (not shown) that supplies stand-alone power to the animal deterring device 100.
  • FIG. 2 shows an exemplary flow diagram of the method of the present invention.
  • Step 201 of FIG. 2 is sensing the presence of an unwanted animal near a predetermined area.
  • Step 203 to Step 209 of FIG. 2 at least one of four animal limiting means are used to generated animal limiting stimuli that repel or deter the unwanted animal from the predetermined area.
  • Step 203 involves generating a mechanical vibrating animal limiting stimulus. The mechanical vibrating of Step 203 will always be generated regardless of the use of any other stimuli.
  • Step 205 a noise frequency or based animal limiting stimulus is generated.
  • Step 207 involves generating a light-based animal limiting stimulus.
  • an aroma-based animal limiting stimulus is generated.
  • Step 211 involves varying at least one of the four animal limiting stimuli of Step 203 to Step 209 in a random fashion. Varying the stimuli prevents the unwanted animal from become accustomed or desensitized to a particular animal limiting stimulus.
  • at least one of the three additional animal limiting stimuli of Step 205 to Step 209 is output from the animal deterring device to repel or deter the unwanted animal for the predetermined area.
  • Step 211 could provide any two or three of the additional animal limiting stimuli of Steps 205 to Step 209, each of varying in a random fashion, as an output from the animal deterring device 100.
  • each of the four animal limiting stimuli of Step 203 to Step 209 is output from the animal deterring device to repel or deter the unwanted animal for the predetermined area.
  • Each of the four animal limiting stimuli in Step 203 to Step 209 may be varied individually and the overall period of time ⁇ i.e., time interval) each randomly varied animal limiting stimulus is used can also vary in either a fixed or random fashion.

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L'invention concerne un dispositif et un procédé destinés à dissuader les animaux de pénétrer dans une zone prédéterminée. Le dispositif et le procédé pour contrôler le comportement des animaux permettent d'améliorer sensiblement la sécurité des animaux et de sécuriser l'environnement pour les humains en limitant le contact personnel et en faisant fuir les animaux indésirables de la zone sous protection. Le dispositif et le procédé permettent notamment de repousser ou de faire fuir les animaux de la zone sous protection grâce à l'utilisation au moins de vibrations mécaniques, de sons, de lumières et d'odeurs.
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